Koch Disruptive Technologies has promoted Israel-based director Jon Galitzer to a US managing director role.

Biotech venture capital is shrinking from boomtime highs, but Sakae Asanuma, CEO of Taiho Ventures, says now is a good time to find new novel treatments to back.

Former East Ventures operating partner David Fernando Audy has moved to the Indonesian conglomerate’s Sinarmas Agribusiness and Food unit.

Jane Sajeekarn Prescott, who joined Siam Cement Group in 2016, has been promoted to lead its CVC unit as managing director.

Japanese pharma firm Taiho has added $100m to its US-based CVC subsidiary, which has a team of five people.

Kaz Hadano, formerly deputy CEO at Sony Ventures, succeeds Tsuchikawa as CEO.

MOL Plus, Maersk Growth and IMC Ventures will maintain the investment pace next year while exploring ways to further transform the industry.

It is no surprise to see genAI on this list, but semiconductors, EVs, green steel and batteries also featured heavily this year.

After a promising start the Thai startup ecosystem has slowed. Some say too much corporate money may have been part of the problem.

Techstars Tokyo will support early-stage companies that operate in Japan or support Japanese markets.